Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in South Africa
South Africa: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 28.13 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in South Africa, 1980–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
South Africa recorded 28.13 for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in 2022. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in South Africa peaked at 28.13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.5, in 1981.
South Africa ranks 48th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19.21 | — |
| 1981 | 18.5 | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 19.64 | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 19.62 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 20.61 | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 22.25 | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 21.65 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 21.36 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 22.21 | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 24.69 | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 22.85 | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 22.78 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 20.68 | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 21.71 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 21.77 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 21.96 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 22.45 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 23.38 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 24.18 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 23.92 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 23.21 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 23.59 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 22.78 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 23.24 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 23.7 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 25 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 26.05 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 26.48 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 25.86 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 23.57 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 24.28 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 24.64 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 25.21 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 25.73 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 26.44 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 26.98 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 26.82 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 26.71 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 26.95 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 26.98 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 25.41 | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 27.89 | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 28.13 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.97 | 18.5 | 24.69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.57 | 20.68 | 24.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.35 | 22.78 | 26.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.08 | 24.28 | 26.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.14 | 25.41 | 28.13 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More poverty & inequality data for South Africa
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.22 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,562 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -20.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 28.1% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.8444 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in South Africa?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in South Africa was 28.13 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 28.13 in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5 in 1981.
- How does South Africa rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- South Africa ranks 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.